Dylan Strome on playing away from Alex Ovechkin for first time all season: 'Other lines were playing great, and myself, O, and Beau weren't producing'

""It's a long season, so I'm not going to say chemistry runs stale," Carbery said Sunday. "Sometimes you go through spurts where guys need to look at someone different on their left and right side. As simple as that. Usually, it happens when they hit a bit of a dry spell, and that's what's going on with a couple of those lines.""

"Overall, the duo had combined for good results at five-on-five, seeing 52.5 percent of shot attempts, 53 percent of expected goals, 51.8 percent of scoring chances, 50.8 percent of high-danger chances, and most importantly, 69.6 percent of goals. However, that five-on-five effectiveness has dramatically waned over the last 10 games, with the Capitals earning just 45.8 percent of shot attempts, 43.1 percent of expected goals, 41.9 percent of scoring chances, 40.1 percent of high-danger chances, and 34.6 percent of goals with the two on the ice."

"The poor play led to Strome lining up with Aliaksei Protas and Tom Wilson on Sunday, and with Ovechkin taking the ice next to Justin Sourdif and Connor McMichael. Strome's line was tremendous from a process perspective, with the Capitals posting heavily positive differentials in shot attempts (+6), shots on goal (+5), scoring chances (+3), and high-danger chances (+4) with them over the boards."

Spencer Carbery reconfigured the Washington Capitals' forward lines after a 1-3-1 stretch prompted lineup changes. Dylan Strome was separated from Alex Ovechkin despite Strome spending over 77 percent of his 448:39 five-on-five ice time with Ovechkin. The Strome–Ovechkin pairing posted strong season five-on-five metrics but suffered notable declines over the last 10 games across shot attempts, expected goals, scoring chances, high-danger chances, and goals. Strome was moved to a line with Aliaksei Protas and Tom Wilson and produced sizeable positive differentials in shot attempts, shots on goal, scoring chances, and high-danger chances. The Capitals lost 3-2 in overtime to Detroit, and Strome remained optimistic.

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